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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1920
Page
17
Proceedings report quotes Dr WilliamS urging recognition of a century of progress for women and men and predicting rising rice production, with calls for stronger marriage laws and accurate records, amid fragmented text of a June 11 session.
In Fribourg canton authorities ban new dances including tango and ban immoral dances, allowing only approved forms in public halls. Hotels escape tighter rules while police oversee the enforcement. In Philadelphia a grand piano is sold at auction for five cents.
An armysale advertises army surplus items from shirts and caps to breeches and puttees. It lists prices from 2.25 to 83.00 and includes canteen items, blankets, sheets, knapsacks, medals, auto robes, shoes, tents, tarpaulins, and camp kitchen equipment. Sale conducted by a listed organizer.
A Chicago court hears Mrs. Albert Repp recount her 28 year marriage to Marian Paiteon now Mrs. Albert Ropp. She accuses him of sleeping in his shirt and collar and squanders cash. she owns real estate and a bank account while he spent about 900 on the union. The bride describes their estrangement and asks the court to locate him.
SAN FRANCISCO June. Margite Tucker, secretary of the Pacific Coast chapter of the National Civil Liberties Union, says a new war is needed to reclaim free speech free press and assembly rights. She plans a main meeting to welcome Roger Baldwin the national director and to mobilize liberals to protest what she calls an invasion of constitutional rights by federal and local officials.
In Oklahoma City a Billy Sunday sermon denounces a marriage claimed to be absent and mocks moral standards. He condemns the union as foolish and labels the couple and their supporters with harsh judgment while delivering his critique to the audience.
June 11 report from Landon states general servants who left school at 14 must return to continuation schools until age 16. Each child must attend 920 hours per year under new law, affecting households and suspending work for some. In Olympia a hearing on Pacific Power and Light rates was postponed for several weeks.
Des Moines reports Dr HW J Marshall osteopath and Iowa Osteormythic association candidate declares high heels the greatest menace to women's health. He cites risks tied to constant wear and posture concerns in a public warning.
Magistrate Nolan fines John Weiss two dollars for kissing Frances Heckler after she requested candy kisses in Weiss's store, but he allegedly gave her the wrong kind.
President Wilson plans a summer retreat at the Crane residence near New Bedford Massachusetts. Other briefs note a cholera epidemic in Kobe Japan diplomat Kiba Toot reaches Plymouth and proceeds to The Hague.
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